Vintage Hand Tools #3: Tenon Saw Rehab

Congratulations, excellent!

Very nice job. Are you sharpening it?

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Very cool! I need to find me some apple wood.

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Sweet rehab Brandon. The re-shaping of the handle looks great. Tell us about the sharpening plan…

This saw was surprisingly sharp already. I gave it a few test cuts and was please with it, but I do plan on sharpening it down the road. I plan on using it as a cross-cut saw to complement my new LN rip tenon saw. I’ll probably do more practicing on a lesser saw first, though.

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Nice work. Now just need to sharpen?

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Saw looks great Brandon. Great improvement to the handle. I also like your choice of finish for the handle. Lacquer really makes it pop.

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Thanks CL810 and OJM. I think it will be an excellent user.

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Did you get that from Ebay UK? Because brass backed saws in the states are usually around LN prices.

Also, I need to get me some spray can lacquer, that stuff really looks nice. Nice reshaping of the handle also. The saw looks amazing! I want one.

Does Crown make a cheap version of this saw I can trick out with a new handle?

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Clean work Brandon, congrats on a great rehab!

I also like the handle mod. Much better.

How did you refinish the handle? Did you clean it, sand it or both?

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Mauricio, I honestly don’t remember if it was a US or UK seller—- it’s probably been over a year since I’ve had it and haven’t done anything with it. One thing is for sure, I’m a cheapskate and wouldn’t have paid more than $30 for it. As you can see in the photos, it had some issues and it wasn’t a popular sawmaker, so that probably kept the price down.

Scott, I completely sanded the handle down to bear wood—- I didn’t apply any bleach or cleaners to it, though. Then I coated it with BLO and wax, but that was a little too dull, so I sanded a lot of that off and refinished it with that spray lacquer and wax.

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Brandon – Nice job on that rehab. You’ve done it proud. I have an Ashton & Sons 5 PPI rip saw that is waiting to be restored. I have to get some replacement split nuts though because I broke three of them trying to get them off. Funny, but the three that broke were not original to the saw anyway and were smaller than the holes. They didn’t budge at all, almost like someone had glued the nut on the thread. By the way, handles with the flat bottoms are referred to as London Pattern handles. They are quite sought after by some people, but personally I don’t like them either.

Enjoy that saw!!!

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Thanks Andy! I know I’ve seen that handle design before, but didn’t know what it was called.

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Very nice job Brandon.

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